To Stand Above the Crowd ......you first have to join it. For over a decade, Ontario Family Law Practice has been the standard text for family judges, lawyers and mediators – giving them the relevant law, practice and contact information at their fingertips. In its pages, you'll find succinct, section-by-section annotations of the key federal and Ontario legislation and rules governing family law, organized under the three pillars of substantive law, enforcement, and practice and procedure.

Along with digests for over 4,000 cases and statutory cross-references, this book offers insight and analysis from leading members of the bar and judiciary. Key developments are noted in the year in review summary and legislation is fully cross-referenced for ease of use. Related materials are provided in the accompanying softcover volume. Only Ontario Family Law Practice continues to deliver all the family law information needed to succeed in one convenient package.

New in This EditionEach annual edition is fully updated with a careful review of all annotations and material to make this reference uncluttered with obsolete cases, keeping just the current and applicable information in a portable format. Here's what you'll find in the 2019 edition:

Update on key recent amendments to the Family Law Rules from O. Reg. 298/18, in force April 23, 2018, pertaining to Electronic Filing and Issuance of Documents, Motion Documents Timelines and Conferences

Update and highlights of the new Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, in force April 30, 2018

Recently revised Family Law Rules Forms and Consolidated Practice Directions concerning Family cases

Latest update to the Treatment of Pensions under Ontario Family Law

The 2017 Simplified Federal Child Support Tables

Who Should Buy

Family law practitioners who need a quick reference in court and before, or during client or settlement meetings

Non-specialist lawyers who need one-stop, easy-to-use access to the overlapping legislation and constantly evolving case law

Judges of Ontario family courts who demand a comprehensive and authoritative source of the law and practice in this area

Family Mediators and Child Protection Mediators who need to consult a reliable resource for interpretation of the law

Putting Family Law in the Palm of Your HandOntario Family Law Practice is published in two volumes – a hardcover main volume to take to court, a softcover "Related Materials" volume, and a Forms CD-ROM.

Featured authors

David M. Steinberg

Andrew James

Craig Perkins

Esther L. Lenkinski

David M. Steinberg

The Honourable David M. Steinberg is a family law mediator and arbitrator with Ross & McBride LLP. He is formerly a Justice of the Superior Court of Justice, Family Court in Hamilton-Wentworth.

Esther L. Lenkinski

Esther L. Lenkinski, B.A., LL.B., practises family law and estate litigation at Lenkinski Family Law and Mediation. She is a Certified Specialist in family law and the former Head of the Advocates' Society family law section and President of the Canadian Chapter of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She frequently appears as a panelist and lecturer at various legal education programs in family law. Her previous publications include Practical Guide to the Family Law Act, 1986 and The Arbitration Process in Family Law. She has acted as Lead Counsel in many important family law cases, including most recently (and successfully) the Court of Appeal's decisions in Dovigi v. Razi, Squires v. Crouch and Duffus v. Frempong-Manso, and important rulings in Tierney-Hynes v. Hynes, Sarafinchin v. Sarafinchin, and Sirdevan v. Sirdevan.

Main Volume2017-2018 Year in ReviewQuick IndexLimitations TableTable of Cases Part I: Substantive Law – Annotated Divorce Act, Family Law Act, Child Support Guidelines, Children's Law Reform Act, Child and Family Services Act, selected provisions of the Succession Law Reform Act, Pension Benefits Act and other related legislation Part II: Enforcement – Annotated Federal and Ontario Statutes and Regulations, including the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996 and the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, 2002 Part III: Practice and Procedure – Annotated Family Law Rules and selected provisions of the Courts of Justice Act